A young man who was found guilty of blocking a Labour TD from moving his car after he held a constituency clinic in Rush has been ordered to complete community service in lieu of a two month prison sentence.

A meeting between airport neighbours concerned about the impact of the development of a new runway at Dublin Airport and Minister for Transport Shane Ross has been welcomed by a local TD who said it was important that the Minister Ross 'be aware of the concerns of local residents and to act upon them'.

Dublin Airport recently welcomed a group of 23 Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme students from St Finian's Community College in Swords, as part of the airport's 'Business in the Community' initiative.

As the High Court appointed liquidators to Rush Credit Union last week, replacing the provisional liquidators put in place earlier this month, the wind up of the local institution began and questions about how it was run and how it collapsed, rumbled on.